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Smoltz dominant
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Braves 8, Marlins 0
John Smoltz threw five scoreless innings on Thursday night. (J. Pat Carter/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
John Smoltz struck out 10 Marlins to help the Braves win the finale and put himself within four of No. 3,000. Chipper Jones went deep in the third inning, and then he, Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann had back-to-back-to-back shots in the fifth.
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Series at a glance:
ATL
Atlanta (6-9)
Won 1 		Atlanta 8, Florida 0   FLA
Florida (9-6)
Lost 1
April 17, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Atlanta
 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0   8 15 1
Florida
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 3 0
Standings thru 4/17/08  |  Recap: ATL | FLA  |  Gameday  |  Braves stats  |  Marlins stats
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Johnson, 2B4112101.260
Escobar, SS5110002.333
Jones, C, 3B4343100.443
Teixeira, 1B5111005.203
McCann, C5122010.283
Francoeur, RF5020011.290
Kotsay, CF5020012.236
  Carlyle, P0000000.000
Diaz, LF4010022.267
Smoltz, P2000012.000
  a-Pena, PH1110000.286
  Ohman, P0000000.000
  Resop, P0000000.000
  b-Gotay, PH1000011.333
  Acosta, P0000000.000
  Blanco, CF0000000.167
Totals4181582716 

a-Doubled for Smoltz in the 6th. b-Struck out for Resop in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Escobar (3, Nolasco), Jones, C (3, Nolasco), McCann (5, Nolasco), Kotsay (3, Nolasco), Pena (1, Gardner).
3B: Kotsay (2, Nolasco).
HR: Jones, C 2 (4, 3rd inning off Nolasco, 0 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Nolasco, 0 on, 2 out), Teixeira (3, 5th inning off Nolasco, 0 on, 2 out), McCann (4, 5th inning off Nolasco, 0 on, 2 out), Johnson (2, 6th inning off Gardner, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Johnson 4; Escobar 2; Jones, C 11; Teixeira 4; McCann 6; Francoeur 2; Kotsay 5; Diaz; Pena 2.
RBI: Jones, C 3 (14), McCann 2 (11), Teixeira (7), Johnson 2 (6).
2-out RBI: McCann 2; Jones, C; Teixeira.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Francoeur; Johnson; Smoltz; Teixeira 2.
GIDP: Kotsay.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Smoltz (2, pickoff).
 
FloridaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ramirez, SS4010030.373
Andino, 2B3000131.267
Gonzalez, RF-LF4000032.200
Willingham, LF4010012.286
  Lindstrom, P0000000.000
Jacobs, 1B3010010.316
  Kensing, P0000000.000
  Ross, RF1000010.200
Cantu, 3B2000212.263
Treanor, C4000024.219
Amezaga, CF2000102.294
Nolasco, P1000003.250
  Gardner, P1000000.000
  Helms, 1B1000011.000
Totals3003041617 

BATTING
2B: Jacobs (4, Smoltz).
TB: Ramirez; Willingham; Jacobs 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nolasco 2; Willingham; Helms.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: (Andino-Ramirez-Helms).
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Smoltz (W, 3-0)5.030021000.56
Ohman 1.00000201.69
Resop 1.00001209.45
Acosta 1.00001106.00
Carlyle 1.00000100.00
 
FloridaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Nolasco (L, 1-1)4.29660446.46
Gardner 1.142201110.80
Kensing 2.02002201.50
Lindstrom 1.00000004.50

WP: Kensing.
IBB: Amezaga (by Smoltz).
Pitches-strikes: Smoltz 81-54, Ohman 15-10, Resop 22-13, Acosta 16-8, Carlyle 9-7, Nolasco 84-50, Gardner 28-18, Kensing 32-20, Lindstrom 6-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Smoltz 4-1, Ohman 1-0, Resop 1-0, Acosta 1-1, Carlyle 1-1, Nolasco 4-6, Gardner 3-0, Kensing 4-0, Lindstrom 2-1.
Batters faced: Smoltz 20, Ohman 3, Resop 4, Acosta 4, Carlyle 3, Nolasco 23, Gardner 8, Kensing 9, Lindstrom 3.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 11,237.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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